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This seismic risk profile of Portugal, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.
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This paper provides an overview of Portugal’s wildfire policies and practices and assesses the extent to which wildfire management in the country is evolving to adapt to growing wildfire risk under climate change.
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This article aims to contribute to the research on flood vulnerability in historic urban areas by presenting and discussing the application of an index-based methodology specifically tailored to assess flood risk in historic urban centres.
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This article contributes to developing an indicator-based vulnerability assessment framework for cultural heritage sites. It provides a vulnerability index for heritage sites exposed to multiple hazards, including sudden-onset and slow-onset hazards.
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This study presents the LIFE-MyBuildingisGreen project, its objectives, and expected results. The project focuses on public buildings dedicated to education and social services existing in all cities and towns in Europe.
Herald 33
IRP Herald Volume 33 is the knowledge report for the International Recovery Forum 2022: Redesigning Systems for Resilience through Recovery: Assessing Progress and the Unfinished Agenda at the Midpoint of the Sendai Framework.
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This study aims to present the most promising technologies in the field of firefight and control of wildfires.
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This contributing paper takes a look at a new risk prevention and mitigation approach allowing residents and school community from susceptible areas to build a collective response to emergency situations in matters of prevention and intervention. 

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